Supreme Court ‘Supersized’ Major Questions Doctrine (Podcast)

July 7, 2023, 8:27 PM UTC

Rejection of Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan suggests Supreme Court conservatives are going to be more comfortable with second-guessing federal agency determinations even when they fall within a federal statute.

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UCLA law professor Adam Winkler joins “Cases and Controversies” to discuss what he’s calling the “supersized” Major Questions Doctrine, the high court-made principle that’s risen in recent terms and was the reasoning behind the 6-3 ruling in Biden v. Nebraska.

Podcast hosts Kimberly Robinson and Lydia Wheeler take listeners beyond the headlines of the biggest opinions of the term. They also look ahead to the one starting in October which Winkler says is shaping up as another with blockbuster potential on guns and the SEC.

Hosts: Kimberly Robinson and Lydia Wheeler

Guest: Adam Winkler

Producer: David Schultz


To contact the reporters on this story: Kimberly Strawbridge Robinson in Washington at krobinson@bloomberglaw.com; Lydia Wheeler in Washington at lwheeler@bloomberglaw.com

To contact the editors responsible for this story: Seth Stern at sstern@bloomberglaw.com; John Crawley at jcrawley@bloomberglaw.com

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